Washington,D.C., July 16, 2008 - Human Rights Watch (
HRW ) and other human rights organizations and
advocates have issued statements of concern about the
Thai government’s recent forced repatriation of
hundreds of Hmong refugees from Thailand back to the
regime in Laos that they fled. Additionally,
hundreds more Hmong refugees in Thailand and Laos,
including 13 refugee camp leaders from Ban Huay Nam
Khao, in Petchabun Province, Thailand, have
disappeared in recent weeks.( read more )